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Reading and Growth Mindset for Reading

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Irene M Loe, MD
Research Sponsored by Stanford University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
all children in kindergarten through 2nd grade and their caregivers at the targeted elementary school
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up administered at baseline and through intervention completion, an average of 8 weeks
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a school intervention that encourages students to have a "growth mindset" about reading improves reading achievement more than a wait-list control group, and whether this effect is stronger when parents also have a growth mindset.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~administered at baseline and through intervention completion, an average of 8 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and administered at baseline and through intervention completion, an average of 8 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Reading Achievement on the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Parent Growth Mindset as applied to Reading

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Reading and Growth Mindset Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Parents and students receive a packet of age-appropriate books and educational materials on how to read together/promote reading with their child using growth mindset strategies and where to find other reading materials. Parents also receive 2 weekly text messages with tips and reminders to read with their child daily for 20 minutes over the course of 8 weeks. The messages contain a link to a secure Redcap survey to log days and time spent reading the prior week.
Group II: Wait-list Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Parents and students receive a packet of age-appropriate books at the same time as the intervention group, but do not receive specialized instruction or reminders to read.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Stanford UniversityLead Sponsor
2,395 Previous Clinical Trials
17,341,318 Total Patients Enrolled
Irene M Loe, MDPrincipal InvestigatorStanford University
2 Previous Clinical Trials
91 Total Patients Enrolled

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~11 spots leftby Apr 2025